St. Paul daily globe., 1887-07-04

complete outfit for an engine house con-
slsts of pOlariZed relay with free
armature attached, register, sounder,
fhree-point switch and key, at a cost of
200 per set, fifteen Set needed; total
cost, $1,000. He recommended the i'm
mediate purchase of the above instru-
ments. On motion referred to commit
tee on machinery.
Architect ii. E. Hand presented plans
Ior engine house to be erected on Front
street. On motion referred to Building
committee, who are empowered to order
advertisement for bids to be submitted
at meeting to be held on July II inst.
Lay roll OF department for month of
June, amounting to 81, STATS, allowed
and referred to the Comptroller.
The following bids for apparatus and
hose as per advertisement were opened
ana read:
Second size piston steam fire engine"
Abrens Manufacturing Company, Gin
cinnatf; O., improved tubular boiler,
$1,000: Latta's patent boiler, s., $50.
Ia France Engine Company, Elmira,
Ny, La France "nest tube" boiler,
Manchester Locomotive Works, Man
chester, n. H., 1890.
Clapp & Jones, Hudson, n. Y, 81, 800.
On motion of Commissioner Parker
the Board awarded contract to the
Ahrens Manufacturing Company for one
second size Natta'S patent bOiler) steam
fire engine for the sum of 81, $50.
CHEMICAL FIRE ENGINES.
Fire Extinguisher Manufacturing Co.,
Chicago, ILL.,: Two (2) four-wheeled
Champion chemical engines, horizontal
tank; capacity, so gallons each; $4,000.
Charles L. Holloway, Baltimore, Md:
Two (2) four-wheeled double horizontal
tank chemical engines; capacity, 50 gal
Ions each; $500.
On motion of Commissioner Prender-
CAST, the Board awarded contract to
Charles II. Holloway for two chemical
engines for the sum of $1,000.
-ERIAL TURNTABLE LADDER TRUCK.
La France Fire Engine Co., FL
mira, n. Y: $500.
f. B. Preston IL Co., Chicago, H.:
S2,7OO.
Fire Extinguisher Manufacturing Co.
Chicago, H.: $500.
On motion of Commissioner Parker,
the Board awarded contract to Fire Ex,
tinguiSher Manufacturing Co., OF CHI
cagO, H., for the sum of $500.
TWO ORDINARY HOOK AND LADDER
TRUCKS.
E. B. Preston IL Co., Chicago, H.:
Each, s1,G10.
Fire Extinguisher Manufacturing Co.,
Chicago, ILL.,: Patent steering appar-
atus; each, 1900.
Fire EXtiDguiSher Manufacturing Co.,
Chicago, H.: Segment gcer; each,
$1,000.
On motion of Commissioner Freeman,
the Board awarded as follows, TO the
Fire EXtinguisher Manufacturing Co.,
for one patent steering hook and ladder
truck, for the sum of Sl,S00; to E. Is.
Preston Il Co., for one firSt-claSS city
hook and ladder truck, for the sum OF
S1,G.0.
STEAM FIRE ENGINE HOSE.
MineraIized Rubber company, New
York, rubber para lined Guaranty
three and One-half years.. 95 cents per
foot; iacketed cotton warranty three
and One-half years.. so cents per foot;
linen double extra, (warranty three and
One-half years., Is cents per foot.
Campbell, Walsh IL Jilson, Excelsior
(rubber), SO cents per foot; jacket two
ply (cotton), so cents per foot: single
body (cotton), 70 cents per foot: Niagara
jacket (cOtton), so cents pei foot.
Eureka Fire Hose company, New
York. Surprise jacket Guaranty three
years.. so cents per foot: Paragon jacket
(warranty three years., 80 cents per
foot: Eureka jacket (warranty three
years., so cents per foot.
Boston Woven Hose company, Bay
State Jacket tcottOn), (warranty three
years., 20 cents per foot: Boston fire
Jacket EcOtton), warranty four years.,
S0GentS per foot.
American Fire Hose Manufacturing
company, American double jacket (cot-
tom, lwarranty three years., 81 cents
per foot.
Fabric Fire Hose company. Keystone
(cQtt0n), Guaranty four years. 81 cents
per foot.
Akron Rubber Works, white An
clfor rubber warranty three years., so
cents per foot.
Chicago Rubber Works, extra Chicago
rubber, 80 cents per foot. F
W.S. Mott IL Co.. improved Test
ruhber (warranty three years., 80 cents
per foot.
Hamilton Rubber Company, 'Hercu-
less" rubber (warranty three years., 80
cents per foot.
Awarded as follows: To the Eureka
Fire Hose company, 3,C00 feet of Eureka
cotton hose, at 80 cents per foot; to the
EoSton Woven Hose company, LOCO feet
of Boston jacket hose, at 50 cents per
foot.
On motion the bids for hose carriages
and wagons were laid over until the
next meeting Of tie Board.
Adjourned.
EKUBEN WARNER, President.
WM. G'GORMAN. Secretary.
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